In simple terms, that assertion is correct, but for those with an expertise in the field, the longer answer to who did it ...

However, Dr Sumner said it was "not the kind of splitting the atom that led to nuclear power and nuclear bombs. That, he added, "comes a bit later still". Why might US scientists have a claim? Many ...

However, Dr Sumner said it was "not the kind of splitting the atom that led to nuclear power and nuclear bombs. That, he added, "comes a bit later still". Why might US scientists have a claim?

suggested the president had confused the discovery with the later creation of the atomic bomb. "I don't think he [Trump] knew ...

Researchers from Kyushu University, Japan have revealed how a special type of force within an atom's nucleus, known as the ...

Physicists from both New Zealand and Britain have been credited with splitting the atom — but there is consensus that it was not an American.

The tale of splitting the atom isn't just about America—it's a journey from New Zealand to Manchester, led by the brilliant ...

A small town mayor in New Zealand has picked a nuclear fight with Donald Trump, after the freshly sworn-in US president heaped praise on American scientists for splitting the atom. Trump's ...